1000 Friends v. McFarland

¶1 — Our state constitution sets forth the blueprint for the structure of our state government. Central to that structure is the sovereignty of the people of the state of Washington because “[a] 11 political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to protect and maintain individual rights.” Const, art. I, § 1; see also Const, art. II, § 1; Paget v. Logan, 78 Wn.2d 349, 352, 474 P.2d 247 (1970).

Chambers, J.

¶2 The people of the State are sovereign. Local subdivisions, like King County, are subject to that…